Javanese Wooden Shelf

Javanese Wooden Shelf also known as Kapstok, is usually placed in the bedroom for hanging clothes and hats. Some also use it to store makeup, comb, and haircare products. This particular Kapstok made from teak wood. Barong design in the middle top represents the good spirit. The carving of a garuda in the lower middle represents power and strength. The Javanese Dragon on the left and right sides, which capture as a giant magic snake without legs, and wearing a crown on his head are supposedly a guardian deity in the bowels of the earth that symbolized protection.

Kudus, Central Java, 1930s

Material: teak wood
Size: 60 x 32 x 12 cm